Reliance Consumer Products acquires health foods maker Southern Health

Reliance Consumer Products has acquired Southern Health Foods of Tamil Nadu, owner of the Manna brand, to strengthen its foods and staples portfolio in the health foods segment

Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), an arm of Reliance Industries, has acquired Southern Health Foods, a leading Tamil-Nadu-based maker of health foods, housing the brand “Manna”.

 

The acquisition amount has not been disclosed.

 

Manna is a manufacturer of wide-ranging healthy foods for well over two decades.

 

“The addition of Manna adds further strength to RCPL’s foods and staples portfolio, which includes brands like Udhaiyam, Independence and SiL, through building a strong business vertical in the growing millet-based foods segment,” the company said in a release.

 

Southern Health Foods is a player in packaged healthy foods including millets, oats, multigrain products, health mixes, breakfast cereals, and dry fruits.

 

 

Its flagship brand Manna is widely known for its offers in many emerging packaged foods categories like millet flour, baby foods, and multigrain-drink mixes.

 

T Krishnakumar, director, RCPL, said: “Manna is one of the most trusted names in the market for health-focused foods in Tamil Nadu with a noticeable presence in the adjoining states. It is known for healthy offers like millet-based staples and mixes, drinks and baby food. Apart from adding muscle to RCPL’s packaged foods portfolio, Manna’s addition will help us serve consumers the best nutritious foods. With our strong distribution, research and development, and supply-chain capabilities, Manna would be made available in other geographies, eventually making it a household name across the country.”